Jones Olivia

Olivia Jones is a postdoctoral fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working on infrared observations of local group galaxies to study their dust-enshrouded stellar populations. She primarily analyses spectra and photometry from a variety of space-based telescopes including Spitzer and Herschel. Her research focuses on dust production and dust mineralogy as a function of metallicity, with the goal to understand the chemical evolution of galaxies. Prior to working at STScI, Olivia obtained her PhD at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, during this time she was involved in many public engagement activities including producing ‘The Jodcast’ a long-running astronomy podcast.

This Month’s Featured Author

Dr. Brian Williams received his B.S. from Florida State University in 2004 and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2010. He was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for three years, after which he worked as a research scientist at NASA GSFC with Universities Space Research Association. He arrived at STScI in February of 2017, and is currently a Support Scientist in the Science Mission Office. His research interests include supernovae and supernova remnants, shock physics and particle acceleration, and dust in the interstellar medium.